Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-11

OF the TSNlstO statutes. hGlGtl to
| offenses against property. Joint resolu-
ton for the distribution of certain num-
bers of Strong's Territorial History of
Wisconsin, now IN the hands of the sup
erintendent of property, was coucurred
in. His e1cellency, the Governor sent in
| the nomination of Hon. E. S. Miner, of
Door county, commissioner of fisheries.
Nomination confirmed. number of
bills of minor importance were indefinite
| ly postponed.
| Rouse-A large batch of bills were pas
| ed, among which were the followirg more
| important ones: Relating to assessment
rolls. Relating to the annual school
meetings and amending the statutes. Re-
| lating to the duties of school district
clerks. Authorizing the university board
Of regents to hold agricultural institutes
at any time they see fit and making an
annual appropriation of $4,000 there
| for. Relating to railways, and permit
ting trains to pass crossings without
stopping, after making certain safe
| guards. Relating to garnishment. Re
latlng to the township system of govern
ment and amending the statutes. To re-
peal the law providing that the assess
| ment of merchants and manufacturers
stock shall be based on the average
| amount held during the preceding year.
Providing that any person who unlawful
ly entices any person under Is years of
age from home or proper guardianship
shall subject himself to fine not to ex-
ceed $4,000 or to Imprisonment not to
exceed two years. After lively discuss
ion on the mill tax law bill, it was indefi-
nltely postponed.
FRIDAY, MARCH t.
Sendte.-Senate bills passed: To pro-
vide punishment for offenses against
certain real estate, This relates particu-
larly to cranberry vines. To incorporate
the city of Ashland. Memorial to con-
gress, asking for the prohibition of i'm
migration of the vicious, defective and
dependent classes. Senate bills were in
definitely postponed: To authorize Mar
ian n. Bensley to maintain a dam on the
Wisconsin river, section 4, township D.
range 7, east. To repeal chapter 1S7,
general laws of the year 1885, relating to
erecting an repairing bridges. The SEN
ate adjourned until Monday evening.
Housc.-Assembly bills passed: To
amend the charter of the city of Cedar
burg. Exempting honorably discharg-
ed ex-union soldiers and sailors from the
paying of peddlar's license. To pro-
vide for an assistant district attorney in
counties having a population of 100000.
To allow Victor La Claire to build pier
into Lake Michigan. Requiring short
line telegraph companies operating only
In one or two counties to pay state
license of one per cent. on their gross
earnings, instead of 81 per mile per wire,
and also requiring them to give cheap
rate of twenty-five cents per twenty y-ive
words, and one cent for each additional
word. To declare certain affidavit fol
the sale of certain piece of mortgaged
property in Portage county sufficient.
Relating to pleadings. Enabling town,
city or village clerks to correct the des-
criptions of enormously described city
property. To authorize Christian Klein
genberg to build pier in the waters of
Sturgeon Bay. To prohibit pigeon hola
and pool tables from being kept without
license having been taken out thereon
To facilitate the sale of state swamp
land in Crawford county. To amend
the charter of the city of Shebsygan
Falls. To erect the town of West Super
ior out of the territory now in the towr
of Superior, Douglas county. The assem-
bly, adjourned until Monday evening.
MONDAY. Mar. Z.
ISendte-At the evening SeS.p-OL. the fol-
lowing bills were passed: To amend sec
tion of chapter 296 of volume l of laws
of 1888, to build and maintain dams,
booms and other improvements on Mon
treal river. To improve Tamarack creek
IN Oneida county, and to give W. p. Beebe
and IL. Cline, their associates and assigns,
certain privileges. To amend section 1
of chapter 3S4, of the laws of 1885, en-
trf flnI .-1.S.- L
berries by measure" To authorize the
construction and maintenance of bridge
across the Mississippi river at the city of
Winona, Mimi, and for the acquiring of
lands for the approaches thereto. The
following house bills were concurred in:
Relating to agricultural institutes, and
amendatory of chapter 8, laws of 1885.
To authorize and empower the city of
Beloit tc construct and maintain a bridge
across Rock river, in the city of Beloit.
Authorizing county superintezdents of
schools to reside ut the county seat, and
to keep an office in the court house or
other building provided by the county in
certain cases. Adjourned.
HouSe-Bills passed: No. 164, to amend
chapter 80 of the revised statutes of 1878
entitled, of town insurance companies.
No. 259, to amend section 81 of the re-
vised statutes as amended by chapter
1870, of the laws of 1879, chapter 73 of
the laws of 1881, chapter 227 Of the laws
of 1881, and chapters "a and 287 of the
laws of 1882, relating to county govern
ment. No. 33S, relating to excise and
the application of the provisions of
chapter 276 of the laws of 1885, to the
town of Superior in the county of Doug
las. No. 517, to amend chapter 49 of the
revised statutes, entitled of the collection
of taxes. No. 299, to provide for the
drainage and reclamation os certain
lands in Racine and Waukesha counties.